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Introduction to Adobe Photoshop with David Calicchio (Online Learning – Twelve Sessions)

Monday
February 9, 2026
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Thursday
February 12, 2026
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Monday
February 16, 2026
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Thursday
February 19, 2026
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Monday
February 23, 2026
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Thursday
February 26, 2026
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Monday
March 2, 2026
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Thursday
March 5, 2026
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Monday
March 9, 2026
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Thursday
March 12, 2026
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Monday
March 16, 2026
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Thursday
March 19, 2026
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Introduction to Adobe Photoshop is a core fundamental class for photographers. Using Adobe Photoshop Creative Cloud (CC), the course teaches the most important tools for retouching, precise image adjustments, combining multiple images using layers, and helping students to understand the process behind color correction.

Photographing in the Social Landscape with Thomas Alleman (Hybrid Learning – Six Sessions)

Tuesday (Online)
February 10, 2026
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Tuesday (Online)
February 17, 2026
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Saturday (In-Person)
February 21, 2026
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Tuesday (Online)
March 3, 2026
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Saturday (In-Person)
March 7, 2026
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Tuesday (Online)
March 17, 2026
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

This course explores the “Social Landscape”—the everyday environments shaped by people, culture, and the built world—through the lens of contemporary and historical photography. Students will examine how to photograph the familiar with fresh eyes, developing images that reflect, question, and connect us to the public spaces and shared experiences around us.

Sepulveda Dam, Sepulveda Basin Recreation Zone, San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California, USA

Basic Photography with Peter Bennett (In-Person Learning – Six Sessions)

Wednesday
February 11, 2026
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Wednesday
February 18, 2026
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Wednesday
February 25, 2026
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Wednesday
March 11, 2026
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Wednesday
March 18, 2026
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Wednesday
March 25, 2026
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

In this beginning workshop, students will learn all the controls and functions on their digital Single Lens Reflex (SLR) or mirrorless cameras, basic camera operation (including f-stop, shutter speed and ISO), fundamental concepts of photography, and how to control the photograph’s final look.